January 23, 2014 - Tennessee Medical Examiner
office has reported the Canadian pilot who
crashed his Cessna 172F at Nashville
International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee had
a blood alcohol level of .081 just over
Tennessee’s limit of .08 and more than twice the
FAA legal limit .04.

On October 28, of last year 45 year old Michael
Callan of Windsor, Ontario Canadian had rented a
Cessna 172F (Canadian registration C-GRJH) from
Windsor Flying Club at Windsor Airport (CYQG),
Ontario, Canada.

Callan departed Windsor Airport with a filed
flight plan for Pelee Island Airport (CYPT),
Pelee, Ontario, Canada, a 30 minute flight.
However, in-flight around 8:30 PM Callan for
unknown reasons cancelled his flight plan to
land at Pelee Island Airport, no further
communication was established between him and
air traffic control.

Instead Callan continued on and flew undetected
to Tennessee. Sometime after midnight on October
29, Callan began circling Nashville
International Airport with instrument
meteorological conditions prevailing.

Sometime
between 2 AM and 8:45 AM Callan attempted to
land his 172. However, he was unsuccessful.
Callan cashed his aircraft and was killed while
landing on runway 2C.

Airport personnel reported that they had
conducted an airfield inspection about 2 AM with
nothing unusual noted on runway 2C. At about
8:45 AM, an airplane taxing for departure
reported a piece of what appeared to be an
engine cowling on runway 2C.

Airport operations personnel responded and
discovered the wreckage of the 172 and that it
had been consumed by fire, aircraft came to rest
upright, the engine was located about 700 feet
from the initial impact and the propeller
assembly was found about 400 feet from the
wreckage.

The NTSB initial report indicated the aircraft impacted
runway 2C on approximately a 40 degrees magnetic heading
and skidded about 450 feet before coming to a stop east
of the runway. A fire signature started about 220 feet
after the initial impact point and continued to the main
wreckage. According to the autopsy report, Callan
suffered from multiple fractures and massive internal
injuries as well a blood alcohol level of .081.